1 Samuweli
11:1 Khona-ke uNahashi, umAmoni, wenyuka, wamisa eJabeshi Gileyadi.
onke amadoda aseYabeshi athi kuNahashi, Yenza isivumelwano nathi, nathi
uzokukhonza.
11:2 UNahashi, umAmoni, wathi kubo: "Ngalo mbandela ngizokwenza a
isivumelwano nawe, ukuze ngikhiphe wonke amehlo akho okunene, futhi ngikubeke
kube yihlazo ku-Israyeli wonke.
11:3 Abadala baseJabeshi bathi kuye: "Siphe isikhathi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
ukuze sithumele izithunywa emikhawulweni yonke yakwa-Israyeli;
akakho osisindisayo, siyakuphumela kuwe.
11:4 Khona-ke izithunywa zafika eGibeya likaSawule, futhi babika lezi zindaba
ezindlebeni zabantu; bonke abantu baphakamisa amazwi abo, bakhala.
11:5 Futhi bheka, uSawule wafika emva kwezinkomo evela endle; uSawule wathi:
Bakhathazwa yini abantu baze bakhale? Basebemtshela izindaba
amadoda aseJabeshi.
11:6 UMoya kaNkulunkulu wehlela phezu kukaSawule, lapho ezwa lezo zindaba, futhi
intukuthelo yakhe yavutha kakhulu.
11:7 Futhi wathatha ijoka lezinkabi, futhi wazihlahlela, futhi wathumela kubo
kuzo zonke izifunda zakwa-Israyeli ngesandla sezithunywa, wathi:
Noma ubani ongaphumi emva kukaSawule noSamuweli, kuyakuba njalo
kwenziwe ezinkabini zakhe. Ukwesaba uJehova kwehlela phezu kwabantu, futhi
baphume ngemvume eyodwa.
11:8 Futhi lapho ebabala eBezeki, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babebathathu
izinkulungwane ezilikhulu, namadoda akwaJuda ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu.
11:9 Bathi kuzo izithunywa ezafika: "Niyakusho kanje kubo
amadoda aseJabeshi Gileyadi: Kusasa, lapho ilanga lishisa, niyakuthi
ube nosizo. Zafika izithunywa, zabatshela abantu baseJabeshi;
basebethokoza.
11:10 Ngakho amadoda aseJabeshi athi: "Kusasa siyakuphumela kini.
nenze kithi konke okuhle emehlweni enu.
11:11 Kwathi ngangomuso, uSawule wahlukanisa abantu kathathu
izinkampani; bangena phakathi kwekamu ekuseni
qaphela, wabulala abantwana bakwa-Amoni kwaze kwashisa ilanga;
kudlule, abaseleyo bahlakazeka, kwaze kwahlakazeka ababili kubo
engashiywa ndawonye.
" 11:12 Futhi abantu bathi kuSamuweli, "Ngubani owathi: "USawule uyakuba yinkosi."
phezu kwethu? lethani amadoda, ukuze siwabulale.
11:13 USawule wathi: "Akuyikubulawa muntu namuhla
usuku uJehova enze insindiso kwa-Israyeli.
11:14 Wayesethi uSamuweli kubantu: "Wozani, sihambe siye eGiligali, sivuselele.
umbuso lapho.
11:15 Bonke abantu baya eGiligali; bambeka khona uSawule inkosi ngaphambili
uJehova eGiligali; banikela khona imihlatshelo yokuthula
iminikelo phambi kukaJehova; lapho uSawule nawo wonke amadoda akwa-Israyeli
bajabula kakhulu.